Our board is comprised of WNBA members from across the United States. WNBA National board members are passionate about books, literary pursuits, advocacy, and education.
We believe that we must do our best to support the book world and to advance diversity and inclusivity in the literary world.
All of our board members volunteer their time to help create programs and events that entertain, educate, and serve our communities.
We do have opportunities available on some of our committees and some open positions are not listed below, so if you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us at info [at] wnba-books.org.
If you’d like to get involved with your local chapter’s board, please contact that chapter for more information.

How to Contact Us
To contact any of the WNBA National board members, you can:
- Email us at info [at] wnba-books.org
- Call and leave a message at 866-610-WNBA (9622)
- Fill out this form
WNBA National Board
Executive Committee

Natalie Obando-Desai
President

Andrea Panzeca
Co-Vice President

NC Weil
Co-Vice President



Linda Rosen
Secretary


Karen Holly
Treasurer


Rachelle Yousuf
Past President
Committee Members
Communications & Events Committee


Julie Frey
Chair


Rachel Slaiman
Communications Assistant
Bookwoman


Tina Ollenburg
Bookwoman Newsletter Managing Editor


Jennifer Holmes
Bookwoman Book Club Moderator
Website



NC Weil
Website Co-Chair
Social Media


Majeedah Johnson
Social Media Co-Chair
Membership Committee


Beth Frerking
Chair
National Reading Group Month/Great Group Reads Committee


Kristen Knox
Chair


Pamela Milam
Coordinator



Linda Rosen
Coordinator


Susan Walker
Event Manager


Jill Tardiff
Chair Emerita
United Nations Department of Global Communications / Civil Society Unit Committee


Jill Tardiff
Chair


Marilyn Berkman
Representative


Jane Kinney-Denning
Representative


Lola Oweseni
Young Adult Representative


Ishani Singh
Young Adult Representative
WNBA Authentic Voices Committee


Natalie Obando-Desai
Chair


Nicole Ayers
Coordinator


Kayti Lahsaiezadeh
Coordinator
WNBA Award Committee


NC Weil
Chair
WNBA Pannell Award Committee


Susan Knopf
Co-Chair


Gloria Koster
Co-Chair
WNBA Writing Contest Committee


Andrea Autin
Chair
Chapter Presidents


Annie Stone


Rachel Feldman


Diana Giovinazzo Tierney


Sarah Denham


Jodi Hughes


Andrea Panzeca


Rachel Slaiman


Elise Marie Collins


Andrea Baron


Tabitha Whissemore